44 How can ye be- 44. It is not possible you should believe aright lieve, which receive that are so in love with the praise of men, as to take 16 honour one of another, and seek not him for a prophet who hath no other testimony that the honour that com- he is so but his own, or the voice of other men, and eth from God only? dare not believe on me, the rulers for fear of displeasing the people and the people, the rulers; and meanwhile both contemn the favour and approbation of God, and set his testimony at nought, reject me, who come authorized with that.

45 Do not think

to the Father: there

45. It is not so much I to whom you have done that I will accuse you this affront, and therefore I shall not need to bring is one that accuseth any complaint or indictment against you before my you, even Moses, in Father; but it is our own prophet Moses, on whom whom ye trust. 46 For had ye be- to testify against you. you pretend to depend so much, and he will rise up

lieved Moses,

me.

ye

would have believed 46. Had you but heeded and believed Moses, that me: for he wrote of prophet so valued by you, his predictions and typical representations would have led you to believe on me, 47 But if ye believe in whom they all are fulfilled. not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

AFTER these

things Jesus went

47. But if your own Moses cannot be heard by you, I cannot expect to have that authority with you.

CHAP. VI.

over the sea of Ga- a lake of Gennesaret in Galilee, to that part of it lilee, which is the sea which is near the city Tiberias: see note [c] Luke

of Tiberias.

2 And a great mul

titude followed him,

viii.

because they saw his b the miraculous cures which he wrought on them miracles which he that were diseased.

did on them that

were diseased.

3 And Jesus went

up into a mountain,

e mountainous desert part, belonging to the city

and there he sat with Bethsaida, Luke ix. 10, and there he sat—

his disciples.

4 And the passover,

a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, d Whence

d Where shall we have money with which we may

shall we buy bread, buy bread enough to feed all this multitude?

that these may eat?

6 And this he said

16 glory, doğar.

17 on whom ye have trusted, eis dv dμeîs hλñíкATE. 1 departed to the other side of the sea of Galilee, that of Tiberias, or, into the coasts, or parts of Tiberias: for the old Greek and Latin MS. reads, eis тà μépn tñs Tißepiádos, in fines Tiberiadis.

to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,

9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

10 And Jesus said,

e receive a small proportion to refresh him.

f Make the men sit f Settle and dispose them in ranks, and in a posture

down. Now there for eating.

was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

II And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given

and the disciples to

g having blessed the bread and fishes, thanked God thanks, he distribut- for them, and implored his blessing on them, he, as ed to the disciples, the master of the feast, gave the several proportions them that were set to the disciples, and they, as waiters, distributed them down; and likewise to the guests, every man his portion of bread and of of the fishes as much fish, as much as they desired to eat.

as they would.

12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

13 Therefore they gathered them together, and

filled

twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Je

2 lie down, ἀναπεσεῖν.

HAMMOND, VOL. I.

3 superabound, are to spare, weptoσevoαVTα.

CC

sus did, said, This is

of a truth that pro

4

h the Messias, known by the title of him that

phet that should cometh, &c. (See note [a] Matt. xi.)

come into the world.

15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to [a] make

i to set him up for their captain, to fight their bathim a king, he de- tles for them against their enemies or conquerors, parted 5 again into a mountain himself (which Christ therefore avoided as unagreeable to his office, knowing withal, that he was not to be enthroned 16 And when even by any act of the people, or election of men, but by was now come, his the immediate power of God,) he again retired alone disciples went down to his privacy and prayers in the mountain, ver. 3.

alone ❝.

unto the sea,

17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

18 And the sea 'arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they

k were passing, or in their pass over the sea toward Capernaum (see Acts xxviii. 14.) And it was now dark

1 began to grow tempestuous.

19. When therefore by the contrariety of the winds had rowed about five they had been forced to fall to their oars, and had and twenty or thirty done so for some space, they discern one walking on furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the the sea, and coming toward the ship; this was Jesus; sea, and drawing but they not knowing it was so (ver. 20.), were nigh unto the ship: affrighted with the sight.

and they were afraid.

20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be

not afraid.

21 Then they will

m

gladly took him into the ship, (see Mark vi. 51,) ingly received him and as soon as ever they received him in, the ship into the ship: and arrived at their intended shore.

immediately the ship

was at the land whither they went.

22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but

4 that cometh, ¿ ¿pxóμevos.

5

again is wanting in the Syriac and many copies. prayed there: so the old Gr. and Lat. MS. adds, kåkeî πpeσnúxero, et ibi orabat.

6 and

alone;

that his disciples n where they now were, and where they had eaten were gone away bread, when by blessing the five loaves he so multipli23 (7 Howbeit there ed them, that they were sufficient to feed five thousand. came other boats 24. When, I say, the multitude saw Jesus was from Tiberias nigh gone from that place, as well as his disciples, ver. 17, unto the place "where and from thence concluded it most probable, that they did eat bread, Jesus, though he went not with the disciples, was had given thanks:) gone after them to Capernaum, his usual habitation, 24 When the peo- they having the advantage of vessels for passage, ple therefore saw that ver. 23, took ship, and went to Capernaum to look Jesus was not there, for him.

after that the Lord

neither his disciples, 0

for Jesus.

they also took ship- they considering that he went not into the ship ping, and came to with the disciples, ver. 22, and not knowing of any Capernaum, seeking passage by boat which he could have to Capernaum, could not imagine which way he came thither; yet 25 And when they because Tiberias was not far off from the place where had found him on the other side of the the miracle of the bread was wrought, and there came sea, they said unto other boats from thence, ver. 23, they being uncertain him, Rabbi, when what to think, asked him of the time and way of his 26 Jesus answered conveyance, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

camest thou hither?

to you,

them and said, Ve- P That which makes you thus follow me is not the rily, verily, I say un- acknowledgment of my divine power, evidenced by Ye seek me, my miracles, or consequent to that, a purpose to emnot because ye saw brace my doctrine, or desire to learn of me, but a the miracles, but because ye did eat of gross carnal desire of the like advantages which you the loaves, and were had of my multiplying loaves to feed you.

filled.

for the meat which

27. Set not your hearts on these poor external 27 [6] Labour not advantages; seek not, desire not to acquire this corperisheth, but for poral food, in order to your worldly ends, secular that meat which en- victories and greatness, (see note [a],) and that which dureth unto everlast- will afford you but a short fading benefit, ver. 49; ing life, which the but look out, and get your part of that food which is Son of man shall itself unperishable, and will make all that feed on it give unto you: for him hath & God the immortal also. This food shall the Messias (that is, Christ) bestow upon you; for him and his doctrine hath God the Father acknowledged to be his own, (see note [] Ephes. iv.,) and by the coming of the Spirit on him, demonstrated him to be sent by him, no king of your choosing or making, ver. 15; but as his kingdom is to be a spiritual kingdom, so is he to be installed to it by God, and not by you.

9

8

Father sealed.

28 Then said they 28. Hereupon they said unto him, What is required unto him, What shall of us, what course wilt thou prescribe, that we may do we do, that we might that which thou biddest us, ver. 27, that we may be [c] work the works always employed in God's tasks, so as will be accept

of God?

able to him?

* But other vessels from Tiberias went near that place, ̓́Αλλα δὲ ἦλθε πλοιάρια ἐκ Τιβεριάδος ἐγγὺς τοῦ τόπου. 8 the Father sealed, even God, ὁ πατὴρ ἐσφράγισεν ὁ Θεός. 9 labour in.

29 Jesus answered 29. Jesus answered them, That which God requires and said unto them, of you, is, to believe and do all that I, who am sent This is the work of by him, do command you.

God, that ye believe

on him whom he hath sent.

30. Then, though they had before believed and resolved, ver. 14, that he was of a certain truth the 30 They said there- expected Messias, and were therefore minded to set fore unto him, What him for their captain or king, yet now being checked sign shewest thou then, that we may by Christ for their carnal conceits of the Messias, vv. see, and believe thee? 26, 27, they retract their former resolution, and dewhat dost thou work? mand farther signs, before they will look after such a kind of Messias as he now tells them of, and therefore to his requiring them to believe on him, they said, What miracle do you shew? what work of wonder, such as may be sufficient to assure us that thou art the

31 Our fathers did Messias? eat manna in the

31. We have great reason to adhere to Moses, who desert; as it is writ- wrought such miracles, brought down bread ready ten, He gave them bread from heaven prepared from heaven for us; and unless thou wilt produce some attestation to thyself, which may at least 32 Then Jesus said equal this one, why may not we be allowed to think it unto them, Verily, unreasonable to forsake him and follow thee?

to eat.

verily, I say unto 32. Jesus saith unto them, I assure you, that manna you, Moses gave you not that bread from came not from heaven, but out of the airy region, and heaven; but my Fa- that the work of God, not Moses; and now the same ther giveth you the God gives you far more durable food than that was, true bread from hea- gives you me, who came really down from heaven, and 33 For the bread of am most eminently that which manna was to your God is 10 he which bodies, bread or food to your souls.

ven.

cometh down from 33. That fed but your bodies, and putrefied presently; heaven, and giveth but that which God now gives you is for your souls, life unto the world. and will feed them to eternity, ver. 27, and did really 34 Then said they unto him, Lord, everdescend from the heaven of heavens, not as that more give us this manna, for a multitude only, but the feeding and enlivening the whole world.

bread.

35 And Jesus said unto them, I am

a that durable vivifical bread of God, the excellency the bread of life: whereof is infinitely above that of manna, as in other he that cometh to things, so in this, that the feeding thereon yields a me shall never hun- durable satisfaction, whereas in manna, and all corger; and he that be- poreal food, there is still a succession of appetite. lieveth on me shall 36. But that which I told you, ver. 26, was, that 36 But I said unto though you have seen me, and tasted of my miracles, ye also yet you do not believe on me, feed not on this true have seen me, and bread, which came down from heaven.

never thirst.

you, That 11

believe not.

37 All that [d]the

37. This is an evidence of great obstinacy and unFather giveth me towardness, of improbity and pride in you; for had shall come to me; God's preventing grace had any success on you,